Anker’s ‘AI party speaker’ can automatically remove vocals for karaoke nights

At CES 2025, Anker has a pair of new speakers under its Soundcore brand. The first, the Soundcore Rave 3S, is a $349 party speaker with AI-powered karaoke tricks and built-in light shows. Joining it i [...]

Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks the sound barrier for the first time

Boom, the startup developing a new generation of supersonic aircraft, has achieved a major milestone after its test plane broke the sound barrier for the first time. The XB-1 “Baby Boom” piloted b [...]

Aviation startup Boom pivots to gas turbines to feed AI’s power hunger

US aviation startup Boom Supersonic, typically focused on developing a supersonic passenger jet, is making a surprise entry into the energy business to capitalize on the AI boom.<br /> The artic [...]

When AI lies: The rise of alignment faking in autonomous systems

AI is evolving beyond a helpful tool to an autonomous agent, creating new risks for cybersecurity systems. Alignment faking is a new threat where AI essentially “lies” to developers during the tra [...]

‘AI is tearing companies apart’: Writer AI CEO slams Fortune 500 leaders for mismanaging tech

May Habib, co-founder and CEO of Writer AI, delivered one of the bluntest assessments of corporate AI failures at the TED AI conference on Tuesday, revealing that nearly half of Fortune 500 executives [...]

San Francisco's AI boom is pricing out six-figure tech workers who can't find rent under $5,000

San Francisco's AI boom is driving up the cost of living so fast that even couples earning $365,000 a year can't find an affordable apartment. Median rent sits at $3,827, and homes cost $1.7 [...]

The boom boom aesthetic fetishizes wealth in an era of chaos

Boom boom, a new aesthetic trend inspired by 80s excess, blurs the line between satire and reality. [...]

The AI boom could cost Apple up to $57 more per iPhone

The AI boom could cost Apple up to $57 more per iPhone – for memory chips alone.<br /> The article The AI boom could cost Apple up to $57 more per iPhone appeared first on The Decoder. [...]

Geostar pioneers GEO as traditional SEO faces 25% decline from AI chatbots, Gartner says

The moment Mack McConnell knew everything about search had changed came last summer at the Paris Olympics. His parents, independently and without prompting, had both turned to ChatGPT to plan their da [...]